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After my last delivery to Vanuatu I have made a decision (I think) of putting an internal steering station in. Brieif story and pics of "Fresh Cargo" here http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showpost.php?p=426808&postcount=17 The way it is now is setup with Flybridge and that was to be the...

You have seen the Darkside young Skywalker. The force of the multihull is a powerful thing to resist. Have a fun and safe trip up in the race, keep the harness on, no Broaches, Chinese gybes or Death rolls. (wow, old terminology I never had to use on a sailing cat:D) Dave

Nah, not yet. I need a bit of a hand for the next big push and am owed some hours by a boat builder mate of mine, but I want to put him on for at least 3 months and get a good run at it. Plus she'll need about $50k to $60k in stuff (fridges, solar, stove, limited electronics) to finish. The...

Wondering how the shed is copeing with the wind there at the moment? 5 minutes down the road we have...................... http://www.rqys.com.au/index.php/latestweather Latest RQYS Weather Last Update: 11:15 on 30/12/07 Wind Direction: SSE Current Wind Speed: 23.13 knots...

OK, Big shiny Bird back to OZ. Boat sold to an apparenly unloving owner (glad she's not close by to watch deteriorate) PPOR almost payed out from sale of boat, which then allowed us to start purchasing property. As there was no way possible we could afford (or Justify) the extortianate...

Love the sound of the winches and deck gear loading up in that clip. Another one that I like (hate the song), but fast Mono's, Cats and Tris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWINygISxDE Heres a big french tri in some weather http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZDS3miKQCc&feature=related And...

Contunuing on from New Cal As we had no real Joy with ice at Isle de pines with Ice, we decided we had to run back to Noumea (stopping at a few spots inbetween). As we came out of the Havana Pass at the bottom of Grand' Terre (the main Island) we encountered strong winds going in an...

Caught up with Simon and the crew of "Cab Sav" down at Yeppoon and had a feed and a few sherberts back on the boat. An enjoyable evening. Next day they had another crew member turn up at the airport so I met them there and dove their hire car to the Marina, saw them of and dropped the car...

That's great Simon, glad you are getting something from it and doing something. You should enjoy that ride south, even though you'll more than likely have a fair bit on the nose.(you get that) Flying up to Rocky you say? I happen to be here at the moment and will be for a while. If...

Found a nice site that has kept me entertained most of the day. This will give you all a bit of an idea as to the attraction to some of the areas that we intend cruising http://www.nomadsportfishing.com.au/nsa_locations_main.htm We started buying in Rockhampton as it is fairly close to...

A bit of general info and a Quick boatbuilding lesson regarding Catamarans. Catamarans (and other Multi-hulls) have an efficient hull shape requiring less force to move them through the water be it sail or motor. They usually float in less water and are much more stable, allowing them to...

Glad you're enjoying :) Dave

Alby Mangels Had a sail with him once when he was looking at getting a fast sailing cat built in Brisbane by a mate of mine, but he wanted to swap some next to usless land for a boat, so it never eventuated. Alloy boats. I did my apprenticeship building Alloy boats at LLoyds Ships...

And generaly require less HP for same speed meaning better economy. They also require less water to float (generally) and remain level at anchor and underway, so less spilt drinks and happier crew. But they do remain affloat. Can you provide an example, ANY example of a sizable 35ft...

Back to New Caledonia. Coming along the reef edge towards Dunbier Passage. Flying fish can be seen scooting off away from us. The approach to Port Mosselle was interesting. I spent a long time on the radio trying to raise Customs requesting a berth for clearance. After about...

Always get to see plenty of whales during our travels, one memorable night at the top of Fraser Island we could hear them blowing off the back of the boat and hear them singing through the hulls. If I go back through my Logbook, on a Bowen to Townsville stretch once we saw around 20/day...

Some pic's of friends of mine that we see on our travels. I love these guy's, the Brown Booby Bird out at Fairfax Island, they always tell me where the fish are and keep me company when by myself out there. I love the way they hover just above my head and you can see every twitch of...

A few pics relating to previous posts before I start the next bit Heres the boat parked up the Daintree river north of Port Douglas. Just love that Jungle and foxtail palms right down to the waters edge. Always expected Tarzan or the Phantom to poke their heads out of the shrubbery for a...

Getting ready for it, Bloss just posted up some pics for me(pre-Digital era) so I could scan them in Dave

The ply I am using is being sold as Okoumé, but it's other name is Gaboon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucoumea_klaineana I do have to hand select as the quality varies , unlike Australian made hoop pine ply, but as there are plenty of sheets of 12, 9 and 6mm in this boat, the 30% weight...